The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-21
MYSTIC SHRINE COUNCIL
The Gay and Festive Mobiles Conclude
Their Session with a Great Banquet.
Sixteen Candidates for the Honors of Oriental
Nobleman Receive the Degree-What
Was Done by the Imperial Council.

The Imperial Council OF the Ancient Arabic
Order of the Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine for
the Western Hemisphere held their thirteenth
session in this city yesterday. The business
session of the imperial Council began shortly
before noon, being held at Pfafins Hall. and
continuing until little after o'clock in the
afternoon, when the session closed and the
the council repaired in a body to the New Denison
Hotel, where luncheon was served. This session
was, for the most part, routine, officers are
elected trienniallv, and the election of the
present officers having taken place in 1886, their
successors will moi be chosen until 1889.
Niagara Falls, at this same period in June of
1888, was selected as the next place of meeting.
The present officers of the Imperial Council are:
Samuel Briggs. Cleveland, imperial potantate
James II. Thompson, Chicago chief rabban;
Henry e. Hosley. Boston, assistant rabban;
John I. Brush. indianapolis, high priest; James
McGee, New York, oriental guide; Joseph NJ
Levey. New York. treasurer; VIM. S. Paterson,
New York, recorder; Charles NJ. Flack. Cincin-
natl first ceremonial master; VIM. Ryan. Louis
son, Newport, r. l., marshal: George E. Pant
lind, Grand Rapids, captain of guard; Thomas
J.: Hudson, Pittsburg, outer guard Theodore
Elmendorf. Cleveland. assistant guard
Shortly before o'clock yesterday afternoon
the members of Murat Temple. this city,
headed by Grand Potentate John T. Brush,
SCuerI sultan, met at the IedQQuart6rS at the
New Denison House, and escorted the imperial
council to the Scottish Rite Hall. the line of
march being south to Market street, west to
Illinois, south to Washington, east to Pennsyl-
vania, and south TO the hall. There were about
two hundred and fifty members in the process
sion, and it attracted great attention it moved
along the short route that had been outlined for
it The members were not in reealia, the only
mark of distinction being the Turkish fez or
cap The rank and file wore the red fez. while
officers were distinguished by fezzes of blue
of while.
On arriving at the rooms of the Scottish Rite.
the work of comforting the degree of the order
used in this degree of a richness and ele-
gance known to no other order, the Oriental
character of the ritual giving opportunity for
novel and surprising effects The following is
aiist of the candidates who received the degree.
all of whom are of Indiana F. S Collins Sey-
mour; Walter Vail. Micniean City; Benj. G.
Hudnur, Edw. Gilbert, Terre Haute; Nelson
Bradley. Greenfield; E. j. Gantz o. w. Moor
man, S. G. Carey, Indianapolis; joseph C. Suit
A. s. Catherwood. 2. D. Jones, Frankfort A.
S. Nichols, A. 6. Tillotson, Michigan City; C. R.
Mccullough, Huntington; C. A. White, Dan
ville w. S. Kerln Evansville.
1t took nearly three hours confer the de-
gree upon these candidates, after which the No
bles seated themselves at what was perhaps the
finest banquet this city has ever known, three
hundred plates being spread, the outlay being
nearly So, 000
john Z. Brush as the head of Murat Council.
of this city, presided and opened the toasts with
Our Guests" After this the following
Gil, Samuel Briggs, Cleveland .'The Imperial
Directory" Geo. w Miilar, New York: "ThelEx-
FOUNDERS "Chas T. Nc Clenachan. New York: @The
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite" Brenton
ID. Babcock, Cleveland; "The Grand Encamp-
ment," VIM. Fl. Mayo; THE Shrine" Byron K
Elliott, INDIANAPOLIS THE Sons of the Desert"
Joseph c. Suit. Frankfort; ''Our Mystic Litera-
ture.' VIM. b. Melish. Cincinnati; .1The Salt of
the Earth" Joseph S. Wright; 1.-The Arab" VIM
A. Al, Stiles Westward Ho" Edward 7. Culp;
apolis; The Falls South" VIM Ryan. Louis
vile: The Moslems," Ozius w. Shipman;
'NomAdic "Reminiscences" Joseph B. Eakins
Boston. Judge John A. Holman, of this CITY,
gave the concluding toast, presenting. behalf
OF eMurat Council, beautiful souvenir to each
guest This was In the form of medal of
Egyptian bronze, somewhat larger than a silver
dollar The medal bore upon the diverse side
see words ARA wi, NTH the
Inscription. Imperial Council-Ramadan. June
20, 1887: THE NIGHT OF Power To Noble
Ia blank left for the name to be inscribed on
a crescent) Oasis of Indianapolis The re-
verse side exhibits the Egyptian and Persian
national arms, consisting of three crescenrs and
and three stars in the first and the rising sun |
with the Arabian lion, for the second Below is
the intervening ocean. showing water craft of |
ancient character putting into harbor, the
Oasis of Indianapolis" being shown in tho |
foreground. To the left, in the distance. is de- |
picted the desert. with caravan of cames ap-
preaching the ''oass," in the center of which is
the Temple of Murat.
The frequency of the camel in the pictorial |
work Of the order is remarkable. It is under
stood that this animal is held in high repute by |
the order on account of his abstemiousness-he |
is able to go without water for nine DAYS at |
stretch.
The jewels and en- bems worn by the mobiles |!
are novelties in the jewelers. art That of Alep-
po Council, Boston, attracted much attention 1t |
is in bronze and exhibits a scimiter to which is
pendant a vessel significantly inscribed Beans" |
The banquet continued until after IL o'clock, |
when farewells were spoken and the guests and |
their entertainers separated Many of the visit |
ors will leave this morning on the early trains
for their homes.
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